lingo

The word “hawk” in Fed lingo is associated with officials committed to raising rates to tamp down inflation, even if it means some damage to the economy, such as rising unemployment.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The “gig economy” entered the lingo in 2009, as increasing numbers of people tried to cobble two or more part-time, no-benefit “gigs” into a living wage.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

If the Labour Party is up the creek without a paddle after last week, to revert to Yank lingo, it also finds itself in an anomalous position.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

For all its shortcomings, corporate lingo is nothing less than a survival mechanism—so important that I don’t think we could do our jobs without it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Pollard, in the lingo of jockeys, asked Seabiscuit the question.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

That the requisite number of individuals well acquainted with some of the outlandish lingoes which had to be grappled with proved to be forthcoming, is a matter of surprise and a subject for congratulation.

From Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 by Callwell, C. E. (Charles Edward), Sir

Every child suffering from warts usually passes through the stage of charms and lingoes which are popularly used to remove these disagreeable growths.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.

"I'll bet you hablar those French and German lingoes like a native," he ventured.

From Heart of the Sunset by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

The Doctor introduced me, with much affectionate effusion and many particulars concerning my family and early history, to the man of unearthly lingoes.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 by Various

I say, HUM," says FUM—FUM, of course, spoke Chinese, But, bless you! that's nothing—at Brighton one sees Foreign lingoes and Bishops translated with ease— "I say, HUM, how fares it with Royalty now?

From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael